Paris Audio Tour: Giverny and Versailles Palace Day Trip with Lunch
3.5
32 Ratings
Paris
Immerse yourself in the world of Impressionism and French history with a day trip from Paris to Giverny and Versailles. Explore Monet's home and gardens, indulge in local French cuisine, and discover the grandeur of Versailles with an audio guide. Download our app for an immersive audio experience!
Duration: 9 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

  • Giverny - First stop; Giverny at 1hour 20min (approx) drive from Paris in Eure Department (close to Vernon).

  • Fondation Claude Monet - Giverny will be your first place to visit at your own rhythm!
    Discover in complete freedom Claude Monet’s house with its magnificent bright gardens, which were the Master’s sources of inspiration.

  • The Clos Normand - Fondation Claude Monet - Audio Guided visit of the garden with its amazing japanese bridge, water lilies ponds… which led to Claude Monet very finest paintings such as Les Nymphéas and also the Master of Impressionism. Monet’s last Home restored after his disappearance thanks to generous donations and his studio, now a gift shop with many souvenir. Giverny draws nowadays many art loving crowd.

  • Giverny - After your audio guided visit to Monet’s House & Gardens, you will enjoy for lunch a 3 courses Menu with drinks included.

  • Palace of Versailles - After lunch, you will be taken to Louis XIV’s Kingdom:the Impressive Versailles.With the Skip the Line Entrance Ticket to the Palace, you will enjoy the Audio Guided Visit of the inside, exploring the Hall of Mirrors, and many several rooms including the King ‘s Chambers.

  • Jardins du Chateau de Versailles - Then you will have time to wander through the gardens at your own pace.

  • The Hall of Mirrors - Then waltz through the vast Hall of Mirrors at your own pace

What's Included
  • Entrance Ticket to Versailles Palace
  • Mobile app to download
  • Tour escort/host
  • Lunch
  • Entrance ticket to the Gardens & Monet’s House
  • Audio guide in 10 languages (English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, German, etc)
  • Transport by air-conditioned motorcoach
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Entrance of Gardens during Fountain Show in Summer
Additional Information

Embark on an audio-guided journey from Paris to two must-visit destinations: Giverny and Versailles, all within a day, inclusive of a meal. Delight in the last abode of an impressionist master, the stimulus for his extraordinary works and his strikingly beautiful gardens! Experience authentic French cuisine at a picturesque countryside eaterie nearby Giverny. Traverse the Versailles Castles aided by an Audio Guide, with priority access, and revel in its captivating gardens at your leisure.

“Amplify your experience with audio commentary from our downloadable APP on your device; don’t forget your headphones for a holistic immersion!”

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • In case of Fountain & Musical Show during Summer at Versailles, Entrance Tickets to the Gardens are not included
  • This tour is not suitable to clients with walking difficulties
  • Bring your headphones to make the most of the experience!
  • Please note that during the Olympic Games, and ONLY from July 18th to September 11th 2024, your tour will have a different meeting point. Please check the redemption instructions on your voucher for more information
Location
45 Av. de la Bourdonnais
Avenue de la Bourdonnais
***UNTIL JULY 17th*** Please note that during the Olympic Games, from July 18th to September 11th 2024, your tour will depart from 26 boulevard Auguste Blanqui 75013 PARIS
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(32 Ratings)
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Barb_t
Apr 25, 2024
Great tour to Giverny and Versaille! - Very organized and wonderful tour. Highly recommend. We had a great guide who was a wealth of information. Highly recommend!
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Christopher_m
Oct 10, 2023
Loved seeing the Cheatue... - Loved seeing the Cheatue of Versailles! I also enjoyed the lunch very much at the village of Forges and all the fancy cars there! Just seeing the countryside and areas outside of Paris was amazing in of itself! Also the village of Gitney was incredible as well seeing Monet’s house and bedroom and actual kitchen was all a very unique experience would highly recommend this tour!
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Cindy_m
Oct 10, 2023
The gardens at Giverny... - The gardens at Giverny were beautiful. If we were to do it again, we would skip going through the house and simply walk the gardens. And, Versailles was amazing. It would have been nice to have more time to walk the gardens there also. The little place we had lunch was picturesque. It was an old mill along a river in a very small town. And, the food was absolutely wonderful. A great experience.
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Richard_p
Sep 30, 2023
Well worth it - Very well organized. Great driver, comfortable bus, patient and knowledgeable guide. Lucy was an exceptional surprise.
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Joest5503wf
Sep 21, 2023
Wonderful day at Versailles - The whole trip was fantastic. Tour bus was comfortable and on time. Monet's home and gardens were an impressive first stop, the restaurant that served lunch was outstanding and the Palace itself was as impressive as expected.
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Veronica_v
May 29, 2024
Monet and versailles - Monets garden was beautiful, versailles was mind blowing despite the wet weather. Tour was great for a taste of each site but would have liked more time to explore versailles. The guide were very informative. Lunch was provided and delicious.
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Pam_l
Jun 3, 2024
Versailles queue wasn't skipped! - Monet's garden was beautiful. We were disappointed to be dropped at Versailles at 2.45pm with tickets timed for entry at 3.30pm. One of the reasons I booked this tour was that it stated "skip the queue" at Versailles. We didn't skip the queue we wasted 45 minutes waiting for the queue we were in to move. That's not what we expected and paid for.
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J9053ojmarkc
Sep 7, 2023
Tour guide is in the wrong business - The tour guide was so unprofessional, attitude, temper, unfriendly, told us to listen as he would not repeat himself. Audio system was terrible and when in the bus talking he mumble so much, thought he was falling asleep. He should be a bill collector. I’m not the only one who felt this way, conversing with over half of the attendees, they all felt this way and was not worthy of a tip. The tour itself, the Monet portion was great, very good lunch but Versailles portion was rushed, not enough time for us to walk the grounds, needed another half hour, 30min wasn’t enough. Driver was very considerate of the passengers. Andre, you’re in the wrong business, you’re not a people person.
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Heather
Sep 25, 2023
Left Behind and still cost me $330! GIVE PARIS CITY TOUR A MISS! - Despite being at the meeting point 30 minutes prior to scheduled departure, failure to connect with the guide meant the tour left without me! No attempt was made to look for me as I was clearly at the cafe at the specified address, nor use the contact number I provided upon booking through Trip Advisor to make contact. After waiting for a while, assuming the pickup must be running late, noone was answering the WhatsApp number provided. When finally connected via phone, I was told the tour left as scheduled and they had just deemed me a “no show”… on a $330 day trip - highly unlikely!! This was extremely upsetting as Giverny & Versailles was a bucket list item I had scheduled on my last full day in Paris. I requested a refund which was denied in full. No responsibility taken by the company at all. Absolutely disgusted by such poor form - they have taken my money without providing the service I paid in full for. I RECOMMEND YOU GIVE PARIS CITY TOUR A BIG MISS.
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Gary_p
Aug 9, 2023
No audio - The most memorable was paying for an audio tour and not getting audio. To left to our own divises to wonder through Monets gardens and Palace of Versailles by ourselves with no idea what anything was no we would not recommend this tour.
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